Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-20
X. OF L. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AdjOurns After Getting Through With
File of Work.

| fue OF Work.
MINNEAPoLIs, October 19.-The General
Assembly Of the K. Of L. remained in ses-
sion all day, only taking final adjournment
at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon. All bust
ness was disposed Of, and the Eleventh
Assembly has the record of accomplishing
more than any OF its predecessors. Many
of the delegates left for home by the even
ing trains, but number including the gen.
esal officers will remain in the city for a
day or SO.
Among the enormous number of docu-
ments passed upon to-day the most impor-
tant was resolution granting cigar ma
kers who belong to Cigar Makers Inter
National union, which was expelled by
action OF the Richmond convention, the
privilege Of reinstatement without pay
ment of fee. This is in accordance with
Powderly's recommendation in his re-
port. The session was opened this morn
ing with additional reports from the COM
mittee on law. A recommendation on the
the maintenance of cooperative fund to
be optional with locals was adopted, as
also was one that the be no change in the
management of the Journal Further ac-
tion provides that the general executive
board
SHALL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
STRIKES,
unless called upon TO interfere BY the dis.
trict assemblies or national trades assem-
blies involved. Assemblies desiring new
rituals must return old copies before re-
ceiviDg the new.
The Auarchistic element received an
other back set when the Assembly re-
solved, by vote Of ll2 to 20, that X. of
l.. in parades shall carry nothing but tine
State Organizational colors. There can be
no more red flags in K. of L. parades. An
attempt to prevent Mr.. POwderly's further
activity in the order, in the event of his
resignation, was frustrated when the As
sembly refused to accept a proposition to
strike ont the section which provides. "A
Past General Master Workman shall have
all the rights aud privileges of a represent
alive"
The rule prohibiting the sale OF liquor at
picnics was sustained against motion TO
change by vote of 104 to 49. Hereafter
organizers must pay dues in advance for
the time of their commission, and locals
must not propose and initiate candidates
for membership on the same night-a week
must intervene. The committee recon-
mended that the General Master Workman
be authorized 10 appoint a member of the
order in England TO take charge of affairs
as requested in a letter from ID. A. eos, of
England, received some days ago.
Documents providing for making the
State Assembly the highest authority in its
geographical limits, except in trade mat
terS. asking the rejection Of the
new constitution, calling for the aboli-
tiOn of State assemblies and suggesting
plans for the reorganization of the order
aud for making it political party were
rejected. After adopting the reconmenda-
ton that the date OF the meeting of the
Assembly be changed to the Tuesday after
the second Monday OF November of each
year, the Assembly discharged the Con-
mittee on Laws. The Committee on Ap.
pells and Grievances reported the charges
against General Secretary Litchman as
groundlesS. In the case OF ID. 4. l26, the
committee could make no suggestions, Of
feTing as an excuse that John Morrison had
brought Two valises OF evidence and the EX-
ecutive Board had halt ton. There was
too much for it to grapple with. A mo-
tiUn to refer to all arbitration committee
of three did not meet with favor, and an
amendment 10 the effect that ID. A. l26
be reinstated upon complying with the
laws Of the order was passed. This leaves
the matter Just where it was before. 1t
was moved to provide for granting
CHARTERS To CHINESE ASSEMBLIES,
but the measure was lost, il being regarded
rs detrimental TO the order in the West
Complaints we're introduced against the
Ray, the alleged labor paper OF Troy, n.
Y, by New York delegates, who charged
it with having made scurrilOus attacks
upon them and its name was ordered with
drawn from the list Of papers endorsed by
the Journal
A report from the committee on finance
recommended economy for the coming
year The invitation from Indianapolis
was accepted and the convention will be
held in that city next year. Among other
resolutions adopted in quick succession
was one authorizing the Executive Board
to defend the members Of D. A. 40, now
under arrest at the instigatiOn Of the Old
Dominion Steamship Co.